1967 Michigan State Spartans football team
The 1967 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1967 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 14th season under head coach Duffy Daugherty, the Spartans compiled a 3–7 overall record (3–4 against Big Ten opponents) and finished in sixth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1][2]
| 1967 Michigan State Spartans football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 3–7 (3–4 Big Ten) |
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| MVP | Dwight Lee |
| Captain | Anthony Conti, Drake Garrett |
| Home stadium | Spartan Stadium (capacity: 76,000) |
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| No. 4 Indiana + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Purdue + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Two Spartans were selected for the 1967 All-Big Ten Conference football teams. End George Chatlos received first-team honors from the Associated Press (AP) and second-team honors from the United Press International (UPI). Tackle Joe Przbyycki received second-team honors from both the AP and UPI.[3][4]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 23 | Houston* | No. 3 | L 7–37 | 75,833 | ||
| September 30 | No. 2 USC* |
| L 17–21 | 75,287 | ||
| October 7 | Wisconsin |
| W 35–7 | 68,516 | ||
| October 14 | at Michigan | W 34–0 | 103,210 | [5] | ||
| October 21 | at Minnesota | L 0–21 | 56,554 | |||
| October 28 | at Notre Dame* | L 12–24 | 59,075 | |||
| November 4 | Ohio State |
| L 7–21 | 76,235 | ||
| November 11 | No. 6 Indiana |
| L 13–14 | 71,023 | ||
| November 18 | at No. 3 Purdue | L 7–21 | 61,364 | |||
| November 25 | Northwestern |
| W 41–27 | 45,022 | ||
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Personnel
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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References
- "Michigan State Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 8, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
- "2015 Michigan State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State University. p. 145. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 17, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
- "1967 AP All-Big Ten". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (AP story). November 28, 1967. p. 26.
- "Big Ten Coaches Name Bess to All Star Team". The Pantagraph. November 30, 1967. p. 19.
- Jack Berry (October 15, 1967). "Spartans Crush Michigan, 34-0". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1C, 4C – via Newspapers.com.
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